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Acceptance of Escrow Agency. The Escrow Agent accepts the agency hereby created, subject to the following terms and conditions.

Sale of Escrow Fund. In the event that a sale of any or all of the Escrow Fund is necessary or required under the terms of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent agrees to use its best efforts to effect such a sale at a reasonable price. The parties hereto agree that the acceptance by the Escrow Agent of any offer or offers to purchase any or all of the Escrow Fund shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties hereto. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for the exercise of its judgment in accepting or rejecting any sale or sales consideration. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any failure to receive any offer or offers from the public, or from the parties hereto, to purchase all or such part of the Escrow Fund as may be offered for sale by the Escrow Agent provided that the Escrow Agent shall have made reasonable efforts to obtain such an offer or offers. All expenses and obligations incurred in connection with any sale of any or all of the Escrow Fund shall be charged against the proceeds and the surplus, if any, shall be delivered to the distributes under this Agreement.

Escrow of Restricted Shares. The Secretary of the Company shall hold the Shares in escrow and will either # release eligible Restricted Shares when vested or # in the event Grantee is terminated as set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, return Restricted Shares which have not yet vested as of the date of such termination to the Company for cancellation. Grantee will have no voting rights with respect to Restricted Shares until such Restricted Shares have been vested and released from escrow to the Grantee. All cash, stock, and other dividends declared with respect to the Restricted Shares while in escrow will be remitted back to the Company when paid.

The Escrow Agent shall invest the Escrow Funds pursuant to joint written instructions signed by Seller and ; provided, however, the investment instructions shall be limited to:

Indemnification of Escrow Agent. and Seller shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from and against any liability, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) that the Escrow Agent may incur in connection with this Agreement and its performance hereunder or in connection herewith, including with respect to any claim asserted by either or Seller, or any other person or entity, except to the extent such liability, loss, damage or expense is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been directly caused by Escrow Agent’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. and Seller further agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify Escrow Agent for all costs, including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with the enforcement of ’s and Seller’s obligations hereunder. and Seller further agree, solely as between themselves, that the indemnification provided for under this Section shall be allocated and paid in the same manner as fees and expenses under Section 12. The indemnification provided for under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

Escrow Fees and Costs. and Seller jointly and severally agree to pay the fees and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and indemnity amounts) of the Escrow Agent for the services to be rendered by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit B hereto, provided that and Seller further agree, solely as between themselves, that each shall pay 50% of such fees and expenses. The obligations of and Seller under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent.

Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.

On or before the commencement of the Offering, the Company shall establish the Escrow Account with the Escrow Agent, which shall be entitled “[[Escrow Agent:Organization]], as Escrow Agent for ” All funds received from Subscribers in payment for the Shares (“Subscriber Funds”) will be delivered to the Escrow Agent promptly following the day upon which such Subscriber Funds are received by the Company, Processing Agent or the Dealer Manager and such subscription is accepted by the Company, and shall, upon receipt of good and collected funds by the Escrow Agent, be retained in the Escrow Account by the Escrow Agent and invested as stated below. During the term of this Escrow Agreement, the Company and the Dealer Manager shall cause all checks received by and made payable to each of them in payment for the Shares to be endorsed in favor of the Escrow Agent and delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. Subscriber Funds also may be wired directly to the Escrow Account using wire instructions provided by the Escrow Agent. Such Subscriber Funds shall be retained in the Escrow Account by the Escrow Agent and invested as set forth in Section 8 and shall be deposited within one (1) business day of receipt.

Until such time as the Company has received subscriptions for Shares resulting in gross subscription proceeds equal to the Minimum Offering (as defined below) and the funds in the Escrow Account are disbursed from the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, Subscribers will be instructed to make checks, drafts, wires, Automated Clearing House (ACH) or money orders (“Instruments of Payment”) for subscriptions payable to the order of “[[Escrow Agent:Organization]], as Escrow Agent for ”. Completed subscription agreements and Instruments of Payment for the purchase price shall be remitted to the address designated for the receipt of such agreements and Instruments of Payment. Any Instruments of Payment made payable to a party other than the Escrow Agent shall be returned to the Dealer Manager or the Dealer who submitted such Instrument of Payment. When the Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures are conducted at the site at which the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials (as defined below) are initially received by the Dealer, by the end of the next business day after receipt of any Instruments of Payment and Subscription Materials, the Dealer will send to the Escrow Agent such Instruments of Payment along with each Subscriber’s name, address, executed IRS Form W-9, number and class of Shares purchased and purchase price remitted and any other subscription documentation (the “Subscription Materials”). When the Dealer’s internal supervisory procedures are conducted at a different location (the “Final Review Office”), the Dealer shall transmit the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials to the Final Review Office by the end of the next business day after receipt of any Instruments of Payment and Subscription Materials, and then the Final Review Office will, by the end of the next business day following its receipt of the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials, forward the Instruments of Payment and the Subscription Materials to the Escrow Agent. To the extent that subscription agreements and payments are remitted by the Processing Agent, the Company, the Dealer Manager or a Dealer, the Processing Agent, the Company, the Dealer Manager or a Dealer, as applicable, will furnish to the Escrow Agent a list detailing information regarding such subscriptions as set forth in Exhibit A. The Processing Agent will promptly deliver all monies received in good order from Subscribers (or from the Company, the Dealer Manager or Dealers transmitting monies and subscriptions from Subscribers) for the payment of Shares to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account. Deposits shall be held in the Escrow Account until such funds are disbursed in accordance with Section 2. Prior to disbursement of the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, such funds shall not be subject to claims by creditors of the Company or any of its affiliates. If any of the Instruments of Payment are returned to the Escrow Agent for nonpayment prior to the satisfaction of the Minimum Amount, the Escrow Agent shall promptly notify the Processing Agent and the Company in writing via mail, email or facsimile of such nonpayment, and the Escrow Agent is authorized to debit the Escrow Account, as applicable, in the amount of such returned payment as well as any interest earned on the amount of such payment and the Processing Agent shall delete the appropriate account from the records maintained by the Processing Agent. The Processing Agent will maintain a written account of each sale, which account shall set forth, among other things, the following information: # the Subscriber’s name and address, # the number and class of Shares purchased by such Subscriber, and # the amount paid by such Subscriber for such Shares. Prior to the satisfaction of the Minimum Amount, neither the Company nor the Dealer Manager will be entitled to any funds received into the Escrow Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the satisfaction of the Minimum Amount, upon the written request of a Subscriber (which may be delivered by the Company or Dealer Manager) to withdraw their purchase order and request a full refund, the Escrow Agent shall disburse directly to such Subscriber the principal amount of the subscription payment from such Subscriber received by the Escrow Agent plus any interest accrued thereon.

The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to compensation for its services as stated in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C, which compensation shall be paid by the Company or any of its affiliates. The fee agreed upon for the services rendered hereunder is intended as full compensation for the Escrow Agent’s services as contemplated by this Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that in the event that the conditions for the disbursement of funds under this Escrow Agreement are not fulfilled, or the Escrow Agent renders any material service not contemplated in this Escrow Agreement with the Company’s consent, or there is any assignment of interest in the subject matter of this Escrow Agreement, or any material modification hereof with the Company’s consent, or if any material controversy arises hereunder, or the Escrow Agent is made a party to any litigation relating to this Escrow Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, then the Escrow Agent shall be reasonably compensated for such extraordinary services and reimbursed for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, occasioned by any delay, controversy, litigation or event, and the same shall be paid by the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company’s obligations under this Section 7 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent and the assignment or termination of this Escrow Agreement.

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